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BETHLEHEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, March 15, 2016 – 7:00 PM
TOWN HALL – 10 EAST CHURCH STREET – BETHLEHEM, PA

Invocation – Louis N. Stellato
Pledge to the Flag.

1.       Roll Call.

2.       Approval of Minutes – None

3.       Public Comment. (for public comment on Ordinances and Resolutions to be voted on by Council this evening – 5 Minute Time Limit)

4.       Old Business.

          A.      Old Business – Members of Council
B.      Tabled Items
1.  Approving Contract – Maser Consulting, P.C. – Bethlehem Southside
Intermodal Site Study – Riverport
C.      Unfinished Business

5.       Communications.

A.      Public Works Director - Recommendation for Award – Highway Materials Inc.
B.      Public Works Director – Recommendation for Award – New Enterprise Stone &
Lime Co., Inc.
C.      Mayor – Tax Collection Committee Appointment
D.      Mayor – Park Regulations – Saucon Park and Illick’s Mill/Monocacy Park
E.      Mayor – Article 941 Revisions
F.      City Solicitor – Use Permit Agreement – St. Luke’s University Health Network –
2016 Boutique at the Rink
G.      City Solicitor – Use Permit Agreement – Celtic Fest, Inc. dba Celtic Cultural
Alliance – Lehigh Valley HopsFest
H.      City Solicitor – Use Permit Agreement – Star of Bethlehem Festival – Christmas
City Wine Festival
I.       City Solicitor – Gift of Real Estate- - Parcel P7-6-1 from Lehigh Valley Industrial
Park, Inc.
J.       Director of Water and Sewer Resources – Resolution Request – PADCED
Alternative and Clean Energy Grant Application
K.      Director of Purchasing – Amending Article 121-Finance and Article 122-Municipal
Purchasing Policy

 

6.       Reports.

          A.      President of Council

          B.      Mayor

                   1.       Administrative Order – Geoff Gehman – Fine Arts Commission
2.       Administrative Order – Seth Cornish – Redevelopment Authority

                   3.       Administrative Order – Earl Bethel – Redevelopment Authority
4.       Administrative Order – Nancy Topping – Sister City Commission
5.       Administrative Order – Edmund Healy, Esq. – Assistant City Solicitor
6.       Administrative Order - Tax Collection Committee for Northampton County
C.      Finance Committee (Mr. Callahan)   
Community Development Committee Meeting (Mr. Martell)

7.       Ordinances for Final Passage.

None.

8.       New Ordinances.

          A.      Bill No. 1 – 2016 – Amending General Fund Budget – Health Bureau
B.      Bill No. 2 – 2016 – Amending Liquid Fuels Fund Budget – 2015 Year End
Adjustments
C.      Bill No. 3 – 2016 – Amending Non-Utility Capital Budget – 2015 Year End
Adjustments
D.      Bill No. 4 – 2016 – Amending Sewer Fund Budget – 2015 Year End Adjustments
E.      Bill No. 5 – 2016 – Amending Sewer Capital Fund Budget – 2015 Year End
Adjustments
F.      Bill No. 6 – 2016 – Amending Water Capital Fund Budget – 2015 Year End
Adjustments
G.      Bill No. 7 – 2016 – Amending Community Development Budget – CDBG and
HOME Programs – 2015 Year End Adjustments

9.       Resolutions.

          A.      Authorizing Certificate of Approval – Vendor License Renewal – Easy Weenies
B.      Approving Fourth Amendatory Agreement – Silk Mill Apartments, L.P., Peron
Silk Mill, L.P. and Redevelopment Authority
C.      Authorizing Use Permit Agreement – Work to Live, LLC d/b/a Run Lehigh
Valley – Brew to Brew Run
D.      Authorizing Contract – Highway Materials Inc.
E.      Authorizing Contract – New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.
F.      Authorizing Grant Application – PADCED Alternative and Clean Energy Grant
G.      Certificate of Appropriateness – 127-129 East Third Street
H.      Certificate of Appropriateness – 502 East Fourth Street
I.       Certificate of Appropriateness – 31 East Church Street
J.       Certificate of Appropriateness - 234 East Market Street

10.     New Business.

11.     Public Comment.  (for public comment on any subject – 5 Minute Time Limit)

12.     Adjournment.